Dust-mop.



T. G. JOHNSON.

' APatented Apn, 1915.

sr'ras THEODOR G. JOHNSON, 0F KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

DUST-MOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. e, 1915.

Application iled .Tune 1, 1911.1..- Serial No. 842,077. Y

To all whom it may concern.' l

Be it known that I, THEoDoRE- G. JOHN- soN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dust-Mops, of whichthe following is a specification;

My invention relates to improvements in mops, and one object isto'provide a mop which can be readily placed in position upon a mop-heador quickly removed therefrom.

A further object is to provide a mop Which will inclose the mop-holderhead, so that the latter cannot come into direct contact with andscratch mop-boards, furniture, etc.

A further obj-ect of the invention is to provide a well-made, durable,mop which may be used to advantage not only in cleaning andpolishingfloors, but also Walls and ceilings as Well.

While I am not to be understood as restricting the use of my mop, withany par ticular type of holder', it may be used to advantage on theholder vdisclosed in' my copending application filed bearing Serial No.767,583.'

In order that the invention may be fullyv understood, reference 'willnow be made to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the mop open andr ready to apply to amop-holder. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the mop closed as when applied to amop holder.. Fig. 3 is a cross section on line III-III of Fig. 2.

.Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of a main piece of fabric constitutinga part of the mop. Fig. 5 is a. plan view of a top piece offabricforming a part of the mop.

In carrying out the invention, I employ a main piece of yfabric 1, ofsubstantially triangular conformation in plan view, and provided with arearwardly extending tongue 2.

3 designates a supplemental or top pieceA of fabric of the generalconformation of the -v main piece of fabric 1, upon which it is firmlysecured by marginal stitches 4. The top piece 3 and the main piece 1,are, preferably, made of canvas and when sewed to.-y

gether, as described, form apocket 5 toireceive the mop-holder head, notshown. An opening 6 extending forwardly from the rear end of the toppiece 3, is formed in the latter to permit the bale of themop holderhandle to swing back and forth. The tongue 2 and the top piece 3, areprovided with an adjustable fastening device consisting of a residingv'tied together,l

May 14, 1913, and' l Patent, is

of the opening 6, vWhen the tongue 2 Vis folded forward, as disclosed byFig. 2, to

cover the rear end of the mop head, said tongue is reliably secured insaid folded position by passing the member 7 through any of the slots inthe member 8.

9 designates a cord or tape which is sewed to the top piece 3, aroundwhich it extends near the margin thereof, for the purpose of securingcotton cord 10,v or other soft material, toy said top piece 3. Thecotton cord 10 is of sufiicient length to overhang the stiff margins ofthe main v piece 3, to prevent said stiff margins from coming intodirect contact with mop-boards and furniture. The ends of the tape 9,eX- tend a suficient distance beyond the rear ends of the top piece`3 topermit their being lines, Fig. 2, to prevent the rearl ends of theypocket 5 from spreadingapart when the mop is in position upon amop-head. The bottom of the main piece 1 is provided with rows of cottoncord 11, or other soft material, which is firmly held in place'by stripsof tape 12, extending longitudinally and transversely of the mainpiece1, to 'which they are firmly secured by stitches 13. flhe strands of thecotton cord 10`and 11 are engaged intermediate their ends by.' tapes 9-and 12, over, which they hang, as disclosed by Fig. 3, so that theycannot be pulled out of place. 1

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that I have-,produced almop embodying all the features of advantage above enumerated, and whileI haveshown and described the preferred form of my invention,

I of course, reserve the right to make such changes in the.construction, combination'and arrangement of parts as properly fallwithin the spirit and s c'ope of the claims. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire o ysecure byLetters 1. A mop consisting of amain piece of fabric having a tongueextendingrearwardly a fastening device secured to said therefrom,tongue, a top fpiece of fabriclsecured to said main piece o fabric to'form a pocket, a fastening device on said toppiece to coact with thefirst-mentioned fastening device in securing the mop to a mop holderhead, and

piece l and the topas indicated by the dotted I soft material secured'to the main piece of fabric. y f r 2. A mop consisting of a main pieceof fabric, a top piece of fabric secured to said main piece of fabric toform a pocket for the rreception of a mop holder head, a tape extendingaround Athe top piece near the margin thereof, cotton cord secured tothe top piece by said tapex and adapted to overhang the margin of said'top piece, and soft material secured to the underside of the main pieceof fabric.

3. A mop consisting of a main piece of matos@ fabric, a top piece ofvfabric secured to said fabric `to form a pocket for 15 main piece ofthe reception of a mop holder head, soft material secured to said toppiece and adapted to overhang the margin thereof, and soft materialdepending from the underside of the main piece of fabric.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of twoWitnesses.

I THEODORE G. JOHNSON. Witnesses:

F. G. FISCHER, FRED` C. FISCHER.

